Tagged: Oregon Board Of Education

Indian Mascot Ban
5:17 pm
Thu May 17, 2012

Oregon Bans American Indian Sports Mascots In Schools

Credit Photo Credit: Colin Fogarty / Northwest News Network
Se-ah-dom Edmo (left) with the Oregon Indian Education Association talks with Oregon Board of Education chair Brenda Frank after the board voted to ban Native American-themed mascots in Oregon schools.

Native American-themed sports mascots will no longer be allowed in Oregon public schools. That's the decision Thursday by the state Board of Education. The vote was 5 to 1.

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